THE TIME AND THE VOICE OF CHILDREN

The development of processes and drawings of listening paths and the recognition of children's repertoires and knowledge constitutes a field of knowledge that is taking its first steps. Investing and delving into such listening and research processes opens the possibility of – with the results and productions obtained – building new knowledge, originating from the voices and expressions of the children themselves.

This challenge becomes even greater in the face of a necessary and urgent change of attitude on the part of educators, managers, caregivers, scholars and researchers: an ethical and methodological change from which adults become, in some situations, learners and listeners, and that provoke all of us to exercise true respect for children.

In this study group we will study and deepen the themes that concern giving time and voice to children, based on the book 'A vez e a voz das Crianças: Anthropological and poetic listening to childhood'.